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 * Copyright 2009 Shared Object (www.sharedobject.ch)
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package edos.prm.actor;

/**
 * A wrapper class around an email or instant messaging address.
 */
public final class EmailAddress {
	
	private String address;

	/**
	 * Creates an EmailAddress object from a textual representation of the
	 * address.
	 * 
	 * @param address textual representation of the address.
	 */
	public EmailAddress(String address) {
		super();
		this.address = address;
	}

	/**
	 * Return a copy of the address in textual form.
	 * 
	 * @return a String version of the address.
	 */
	public String getAddress() {
		return address;
	}
	
	@Override
	public boolean equals(Object object) {
		if ( object instanceof EmailAddress ) {
			EmailAddress email = (EmailAddress)object;
			return ( email.address.equalsIgnoreCase(address));
		}
		return false;
	}

	@Override
	public int hashCode() {
		return address.toLowerCase().hashCode();
	}
}
